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aakwendam vai2 es
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s/he has intense feelings, is in intense pain



indaakwendam 1s ind; nindaakwendam 1s ind; nidaakwendam 1s ind; niyaakwendam 1s ind; aakwendam 3s ind; aakwendang 3s conj; ayaakwendang 3s ch-conj; Stem: /aakwend+am-/

indaakwendam1s ind gh
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niyaakwendam1s ind es
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aakwendam 3s ind gh
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es
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aakwendang3s conj gh
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es
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es
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es
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ayaakwendang3s ch-conj gh
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gaawiin aakwendanzii3s ind neg es
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es
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Gidaakwendam ina.

Are you in extreme pain?
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Gii-aakwendam gaa-izhishing gii-pangishing bijiinaago.

He got a real intense pain when he fell yesterday.
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aakwendam /aakwend+am-/: /aakw-/
intense
; /-end/
act by thought on it; perceive it by thought; feel in the mind

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